LIVE music is back! The North Hall Association is excited to present its Arts Festival 2021 with five FREE one hour LIVE Music concerts on Sunday afternoons in August and September on the Huntington Town Common Green. Each event will kick off at 2 pm. So bring your chair, a friend and enjoy the music. In case of rain concerts will be held in Stanton Hall. It is advisable to check our website for updates at noon on day of concert.

The FIVE one hour concerts begin in August with Khalif Neville Trio on Aug.1 Keyboardist and composer Khalif Neville and his trio, blend traditional jazz forms with styles of funk, R&B and hip-hop drawn from New Orleans groove and contemporary influences. Wild Thyme Band follows on Aug.15 with Celtic folk music, drawing from the rich repertoire of Irish and Scottish traditional music and some French Celtic music. On Aug. 29, Old Country Road brings vintage country; dedicated to keeping the sound of “true”country music alive.The final two concerts start Sept.12, with The Bob Sparkman Trio. Bob Sparkman on clarinet, Jerry Noble on piano and Kara Noble on electric bass take the audience on a journey through traditional jazz and the American Songbook. The festival ends on Sept. 19 with Jose Gonzalez & Criollo Clásico – playing blends of classical, folk, and contemporary Latin rhythms.

And  the North Hall Arts Festival 2021 will continue to bring you Virtual music by several of our performers who are providing links to their music (some audio and some video) so that you can ENJOY WHAT THEY DO. Tenor Antonio Abate with piano accompanist Jerome Tan performing “Bringing Joy to Others” last Feb. in concert at Pawley’s Island, SC.  Several local performers having played at the Open Mic Music Jams including Larry Tully, Jeff Penn and Ed Bentley share some of their tunes. Khalif Neville of the Khalif Neville Trio gives us music from his album WISHIN’;  The Bob Sparkman Trio presenting a video performance  of “Blues In B Flat”and Jerry Noble shares his Songs of Hope, a series of duets for and with various musicians. And Old Country Road Band shares  vintage country music videos performed at different venues.-

LOOK FOR.… LISTEN TO

Khalif Nevile Trio

Jazz / blues / funk
Sunday. AUG. 1, 2021 – 2:00 p.m.
One Hour concert on the Town Common Green. Bring a chair & a friend

In case of rain concert moved to Stanton Hall

Admission: FREE, donations accepted.

LISTEN to Khalif’s latest album WISHIN‘

Keyboardist and composer Khalif Neville with with brother Talyn Neville on drums and Jason Szafranski on guitar blend traditional jazz forms with derivative styles of funk, R&B and hip-hop. Traditionalists will be drawn to the distinctive New Orleans groove while younger audiences will identify with a peppering of more contemporary influences. (more…)

WILD THYME

Folk/Celtic music
Sunday. AUG. 15, 2021 – 2:00 p.m.

One Hour concert on the Town Common Green. Bring a chair & a friend

In case of rain concert moved to Stanton Hall

Admission: FREE, donations accepted,

Bring a Chair & a friend.

WILD THYME plays and sings Celtic folk music, drawing from the rich repertoire of Irish and Scottish traditional music and including some French Celtic music as well. (more…)

Old Country Road

Vintage Country, Bluegrass Music
Sunday AUG. 29, 2021 – 2:00 p.m.

One Hour concert on the Town Common Green. Bring a chair & a friend

In case of rain concert moved to Stanton Hall

Admission: FREE, donations accepted,

BRING A CHAIR.
LISTEN to to OCR at JoeVal Festival 2016, OCR at North Hall, OCR at Rural Mission Project
Old Country Road, dedicated to keeping the sound of “true” or vintage country music alive, features songs from the 1950s and 60s. The group, says member Ron Jackson, “takes folks back to the golden years of country music, when country music was country music.”(www.oldcountryroad.net) (more…)

Bob Sparkman Trio

Swing, jazz, American Songbook.
Sunday Sept. 12, 2021 – 2:00 p.m.

One Hour concert on the Town Common Green. Bring a chair & a friend

In case of rain concert moved to Stanton Hall

Admission: FREE, donations accepted,

Bring a chair & friend.

LISTEN to The Bob Sparkman Trio presenting a video performance  of “Blues In B Flat”

Songs of Hope by Jerry Noble
LISTEN to Jerry Noble
Noble’s Songs of Hope, Songs 1,2,3,4,5,, a series of Duets written so he can play together with cellist friend AnupKumar Biswas who lives in London and is founder of the Mathieson School, a school for needy children in Kolkata, India.“I began writing these instrumental duos because he and I will not be playing together in person as we had planned this summer. Bob and Kara and I have performed with Anup many times and we look forward to the next opportunity,” explains Jerry.
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JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ & SONS CRIOLLO CLASICO

Classical, folk, and contemporary Latin music
Sunday  Sept. 19, 2021 – 2:00 p.m.

One Hour concert on the Town Common Green. Bring a chair & a friend

In case of rain concert moved to Stanton Hall

Admission: FREE, donations accepted,

Bring a chair & friend.

JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ & SONS CRIOLLO CLASICO

LISTEN to CRIOLLO CLASICO “PACO” on Presencia WGBY also BRITISH INVASION and CLASSICAL GAS at SCL
José González’s Criollo Clasico’s style is a blend of classical, folk, and contemporary Latin rhythms. Playing with González will be his sons, Ahmed González on flute and guitar, and René González on percussion. (more…)

Open Mike Music Jam Friends

Open MIC performances by musicians, instrumental and vocal.
LISTEN to Open Mic Music Jam Performers including Larry Tully, Jeff Penn and Ed Bentley

Also listen to Antonio Abate’s 2020 performance